# Accident 19731005033529A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Springfield, IL, October 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capitol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,448 total, 510 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005033529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SKIDDED ON GRASS STRUCK EDGE OF TAXIWAY WHICH WAS ABT 6IN HIGHER THAN GND.PLT ATTN TO SYNC INST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV22), Oct 5, 1973: Mitsubishi MU-2 (N887Q), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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